At a meeting of Woking Borough Council’s planning committee last Tuesday councillors refused planning permission and authorised action to remove the accommodation. The site in Robin Hood Lane lies within the green belt and is described by the applicants as a redundant farm. The applicant’s agent said the buildings were to provide temporary living accommodation and storage for two years, pending consent for renovations to the farmhouse. The applicant is working with the council’s conservation officer to agree a scheme that can be submitted for planning and listed building consent. Council officers recommended refusal as the mobile home and containers were deemed inappropriate development within the green belt and detracted from the character and appearance of the site. Enforcement action was authorised to remedy the breach of planning control. Legal proceedings will be authorised if the mobile home and storage containers remain.